All posts tagged "Global Government Women's Network"

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  Women’s Network news round-up: increase in public perception that gender equality ‘has gone too far’, women in trade policy, and more

  Here’s our round-up of some of the stories to have coincided with International Women’s Day on 8 March, or to have come out since, including the finding of a global

  • Posted April 8, 2026
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  UK government launches employer action plans on gender pay gap and menopause support to mark International Women’s Day

  UK employers are being encouraged to produce action plans detailing the steps they are taking to reduce their gender pay gap and support women through menopause, as part of new

  • Posted March 9, 2026
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  Women’s Network news round-up: masculinist discourse a ‘threat to national security’ says French advisory body, and more

  Here’s our roundup of women-focused and gender equality news from the last few weeks, including a policy brief that highlights the mental health burden on Indigenous women globally, the finding

  • Posted February 12, 2026
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  Governments take action against Grok AI tool over sexualised images  

  The European Commission and several countries around the world are investigating the social media platform X and its Grok AI tool for allowing users to generate sexualised images of real

  • Posted January 20, 2026
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  Women’s share of labour income ‘barely shifts’ in 35 years, finds World Inequality Report

  “Gender inequality remains a defining feature of the global economy”, according to the latest World Inequality Report, which finds that women receive just over a quarter of total labour income.

  • Posted December 17, 2025
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  Women’s Network news roundup: gender-responsive budgeting in the Philippines, and more

  In this collection of gender equality and women-focused news from the last few weeks, we cover Chinese president Xi Jinping’s call to world leaders on progressing women’s development worldwide, Ireland’s

  • Posted November 18, 2025
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  ‘Believe in the value of your perspective’: Five minutes with Sadia Haider, deputy secretary at Pakistan’s ministry of human resource development

  In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from women civil and public servants as part of our Global Government Women’s Network coverage. In this interview,

  • Posted August 6, 2025
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  European Economic and Social Committee reaffirms commitment to gender equality  

  UN Women and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) have signed a declaration reaffirming their commitment to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls around the

  • Posted August 1, 2025
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  Women’s Network news roundup: gender parity 123 years away, and more   

  In this latest collection, we report on news that the world is 123 years from reaching gender parity by the World Economic Forum’s estimate, on why backlash against gender equality

  • Posted July 14, 2025
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  ‘Making the system more equitable for those who follow’: Five minutes with Dr Ranjana Sharma, chief scientist, Natural Resources Canada

  In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from women civil and public servants as part of our Global Government Women’s Network. In this interview, Dr

  • Posted July 10, 2025
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